Definitions for macaronicˌmæk əˈrɒn ɪk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mac•a•ron•icˌmæk əˈrɒn ɪk(adj.)
characterized by Latin words mixed with non-Latin words often given Latin endings.
Category: Language/Linguistics
composed of a mixture of languages.
Category: Language/Linguistics
(n.)macaronics, macaronic language or writing.
Category: Language/Linguistics
Origin of macaronic:
1605–15; < NL macarōnicus or obs. It maccaronico; see macaroni , -ic
mac`a•ron′i•cal•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
macaronic(adj)
of or containing a mixture of Latin words and vernacular words jumbled together
"macaronic verse"
Wiktionary
macaronic(Noun)
A work of macaronic character.
macaronic(Noun)
A word consisting of a mix of words of two or more languages, one of which is Latin, or a non-Latin stem with a Latin ending.
macaronic(Adjective)
jumbled, mixed
macaronic(Adjective)
Written in a hodgepodge mixture of two or more languages.
Webster Dictionary
Macaronic(adj)
pertaining to, or like, macaroni (originally a dish of mixed food); hence, mixed; confused; jumbled
Macaronic(adj)
of or pertaining to the burlesque composition called macaronic; as, macaronic poetry
Macaronic(noun)
a heap of thing confusedly mixed together; a jumble
Macaronic(noun)
a kind of burlesque composition, in which the vernacular words of one or more modern languages are intermixed with genuine Latin words, and with hybrid formed by adding Latin terminations to other roots
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